Piano, c. 1878, Henry William Batley; Manufacturer: James Shoolbred & Co. (case); Manufacturer: Collard & Collard (movement), British, 1846 - 1932, 47 11/16 x 62 15/16 x 30 1/8 in. ( x x cm), Satinwood, ivory, ebony, metal, and cloth, England, 19th century, H. W. Batley, one of the great freelance designers of the 19th century, captured the exotic Anglo-Japanese aesthetic in his use of linear and naturalistic design elements. Shoolbred & Co. may have employed Japanese craftsmen to execute the exquisite carving. An attached music stand that ingeniously folds up

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